A principal correspondent, Aneesha Sareen Kumar is the bureau chief at Ludhiana. She covers district administration, politics and crime.
Articles by Aneesha Sareen
In Chandigarh, people in 20s behind most crimes: NCRB report
A significant 53.8% of the total 2,400 people arrested in Chandigarh in 2022 were from the 18 to 30 age group, as per NCRB report
Updated on Dec 06, 2023 09:26 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Chandigarh
Crime graph rose by 22% in Chandigarh; three-fold rise in cases against elderly: NCRB report
As per the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 3,254 cases were registered across police stations in the city in 2020. The figure dipped by 8% to 2,995 in 2021. The following year, in 2022, the figure rose by 22% at 3,658 cases. In 2022, Chandigarh witnessed registration of 3,658 cases under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special and Local Laws (SLLs)- the highest in three years.
Updated on Dec 05, 2023 08:26 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Chandigarh
Ludhiana: Departments directed to reduce pendency
Kharbanda directed officials of various departments like labour, Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), SGST, industries to adhere to the timeline and reduce pendency to avoid delays
Updated on Nov 19, 2023 05:12 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
CM Bhagwant Mann blames predecessors for all ills plaguing Punjab, Oppn skips debate
Defeat in elections of these parties (Shiromani Akali Dal, Congress, BJP) who previously ruled Punjab doesn’t absolve them of their of acts of commission and omission on the state’s interests, says Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
Updated on Nov 02, 2023 05:40 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
CM blames predecessors for Punjab’s ills, Oppn skips debate
Addressing the much-anticipated Main Punjab Bolda Haan open debate at PAU, Ludhiana, chief minister Bhagwant Mann accuses previous leaders of looting the state for generations through corruption and compromising on state’s interest, particularly on SYL issue
Published on Nov 01, 2023 04:38 PM IST
Ludhiana gas leak: Citing gross anomalies, NGT orders fresh probe
The fresh probe to be conducted by a committee comprising an IIT professor, joint secretary, ministry of environment
Updated on Oct 18, 2023 09:00 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
Zira liquor factory: Groundwater contaminated, NGT directs state to ensure safe drinking water to villagers
The distillery and ethanol plant at the Mansoorwal Kalan village in Zira was ordered shut by Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, in January this year. The unit had been lying shut since July 2022 due to a sit-in protest at the factory gates
Updated on Oct 01, 2023 11:01 PM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
Visa suspension: Canadian NRIs in limbo as travel plans to Punjab go for a toss
Kapurthala-based immigration consultant Inderpal Singh, who also owns a hotel in Jalandhar, said he has received over a dozen calls from Canadian NRIs, regarding their reservations and planned itinerary
Updated on Sep 22, 2023 01:24 AM IST
Navrajdeep SinghSurjit SinghVishal JoshiAneesha Sareen, Jalandhar/amritsar/ludhiana/bathinda/patiala
Foodgrain transportation scam: Court declares accused commission agent PO
Earlier, in August, Rakesh Kumar Singla, ex-deputy director, food and civil supplies department, was declared a PO in the case
Published on Sep 20, 2023 12:53 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Shut since June 2020, Atlas Cycles resumes operations
Atlas Cycles’ director CM Dhall confirmed that operations and cycle dispatches have been restarted from the company’s Sahibabad unit
Published on Sep 12, 2023 11:27 PM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
Sanatana Dharma row: AAP doesn’t endorse Udhayanidhi’s statement, says Sanjay Singh
The DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin, who is the son of Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, sparked a controversy last week by comparing Sanatana Dharma with “dengue, malaria” and said it needed to be “eradicated”
Updated on Sep 07, 2023 01:03 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
City on the edge: Over half of calls at PCR related to brawls
As per figures, the Ludhiana police control room received a total of 15,503 calls pertaining to brawls since January this year till end of July
Updated on Sep 05, 2023 12:17 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
High time Bhagwant Mann takes responsibility and works for state, says Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar
Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Sunil Jakhar was here to attend a meeting with party workers in Sunder Nagar, Ludhiana and said the youth needs employment but in the absence of any expansion of the industry, there are no job avenues.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 01:01 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
With toxic waste aplenty, Ludhiana stuck circling the drain
Shortfall of treatments plants, overburdened machinery and spurt in illegal industrial units have pushed the state’s industrial hub to the brink
Updated on May 27, 2023 04:40 PM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
Buddha Nullah project: MP Bittu walks out fuming over poor representation in meeting
The meeting started at around 10.30 am when municipal commissioner Shena Aggarwal was amongst the senior officials present
Updated on May 23, 2023 12:04 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
Punjab cops take VRS route to settle abroad
In 5 years, six deputy superintendents of police and four superintendents of police have opted for VRS to go abroad
Updated on May 18, 2023 01:43 PM IST
Industry condemns hike in power tariff in Punjab
The hike in power tariff announced on Monday evoked strong reactions from the state industry, which condemned the move and called these detrimental to the growth of the industry
Updated on May 15, 2023 10:36 PM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
Air Dining: Lofty culinary adventure becomes Punjab’s latest getaway
Ludhiana has become the seventh city in India to offer air dining at a height of over 30 meters. A hosiery manufacturer introduced the concept, which includes a deck and 22 chairs lifted by a crane. The 50-minute experience offers a bird's eye view of the city and nearby canal, with a buffet dinner served by waiters. The deck slowly rotates five times for a 360-degree view. Prices range from INR1,000 to INR2,500 ($14 to $35) per ride, and the restaurant operates on weekends with bookings required in advance. Pregnant women and children under four feet tall are not allowed.
Updated on May 10, 2023 12:19 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
UP’s policy more industry-friendly, says Hero Group
Pankaj Munjal says firm has set up a forging unit with an investment of ₹ 150 crore in Ghaziabad recently
Updated on May 05, 2023 12:27 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
Giaspura tragedy: PPCB, MC officials conduct door-to-door checks to sniff out gas leak cause
Chief environmental engineer, PPCB Ludhiana, Sandeep Bahl said that the inspection was conducted door-to-door and the units functioning in an unauthorised manner have been served notices
Updated on May 04, 2023 12:00 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
Ludhiana gas leak: NGT orders ₹20 lakh to kin of those killed, forms probe panel
Ludhiana gas leak: The Punjab government had announced ₹2 lakh compensation for the family of the deceased and ₹50,000 for injured.
Updated on May 03, 2023 03:20 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
Ludhiana gas leak: SIT set up, blame game on
A 5-member Punjab Police SIT will probe the Giaspura locality gas leak incident here in which 11 people died after allegedly inhaling toxic gas.
Updated on May 01, 2023 11:44 PM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
11 dead in Ludhiana gas leak tragedy, 4 fall ill; area sealed
Eleven people, including three children, died after a gas leak in a densely populated area in Punjab's Ludhiana. Four other people are in critical condition. An NDRF team detected high levels of hydrogen sulphide in the area. Preliminary investigations suggest sudden dumping of some chemical from an industrial unit into the civic sewage line set off a reaction. A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the incident, and a case under section 304 has been registered against unidentified persons. The area has been sealed, and all residents have been evacuated.
Updated on May 01, 2023 12:00 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
10% of crop loss compensation will go to farm labourers: Bhagwant Mann
Chairing the maiden cabinet meeting held outside Chandigarh, chief minister Bhagwant Mann announced a slew of measures including earmarking 10% compensation for crop loss due to any sort of natural calamity for the farm labourers, which he said was a gift to them on Labour Day falling on May 1.
Updated on Apr 29, 2023 12:42 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
Crawling projects to be completed by year end: Ludhiana MP Bittu
The MP took note of the worsening traffic situation in Ludhiana, owing to the delay in the completion of these projects, including the construction of elevated road
Updated on Apr 24, 2023 11:23 PM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
Frequent stirs keeping investors away from Punjab: Industry to MP Sanjeev Arora
The stirs cause disruption of traffic on the state and national highways thus hampering the smooth transportation of goods, industrialists added.
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 01:19 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
Trader’s murder: Ludhiana police probing hawala angle
“The two assailants had snatched a bag containing cash before murdering Manjit Singh brutally. It is still being probed as to how much was the cash and whether it was foreign currency but it clear that the money was illegal,” said a police officer, requesting anonymity
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 11:40 PM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
Ukraine war: Tharoor praises Modi govt for deft handling of ties with US, Russia
Amidst an ongoing standoff between the ruling BJP and Congress, MP Shashi Tharoor praised the BJP government for a fine job of balancing relations with both the US and Russia in face of the ongoing Ukraine war
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 11:31 PM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
Rape and murder of 7-yr-old: Cousin among two convicts handed death sentence
The convicts include 25-year-old Vinod Shah and 23-year-old Rohit Kumar Sharma, both residents of Doraha and hailing from district Damriya in Uttar Pradesh.
Published on Mar 30, 2023 01:37 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
Units in mixed land use areas to get 5-yr extension: Ludhiana MLA Sidhu
The issue of the extension of deadline was raised during a meeting of the executive committee of the Chamber of Commercial and Industrial Undertaking (CICU)
Published on Mar 28, 2023 11:38 PM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
